Definitions for quiz

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word quiz

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:(0.00 / 0 votes)

quiz(verb)

an examination consisting of a few short questions

quiz, test(verb)

examine someone's knowledge of something

"The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

WiktionaryRate this definition:(0.00 / 0 votes)

quiz(Noun)

Something designed to puzzle one or make one ridiculous; banter; raillery.

quiz(Noun)

One who or that which quizzes.

quiz(Noun)

One who or that which is obnoxious to ridicule or quizzing; a queer or ridiculous person or thing.

quiz(Noun)

A competition in the answering of questions.

quiz(Noun)

A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

quiz(Verb)

To hoax.

quiz(Verb)

To question closely, to interrogate.

Origin: The true etymology is unknown. The following have all been proposed:

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:(0.00 / 0 votes)

Quiz(noun)

a riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax

Quiz(noun)

one who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz

Quiz(noun)

an odd or absurd fellow

Quiz(noun)

an exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination

Quiz(verb)

to puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions

Quiz(verb)

to peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly

Quiz(verb)

to instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4

Quiz(verb)

to conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4

Origin: [It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty-four hours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a variant of whiz, and formerly the name of a popular game.]

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Quiz

A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.
Quizzes are usually scored in points and many quizzes are designed to determine a winner from a group of participants - usually the participant with the highest score.

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